Black Popcorn Maize (Zea mays) organic seeds

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Black Popcorn Maize (Zea mays) organic seeds

Old maize variety with nearly black kernels for popcorn production.
Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

3,15 €

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Dakota maize is a black heirloom popcorn cultivar.

50 black rice popcorn maize seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual
Eventual height:	1-3 m
Flowering months:	July August September
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Poaceae
Root system:	Shallow roots Deep roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
When to sow outdoors:	April May
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	30 cm
Row spacing:	50 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

Maize can be precultivated indoors which considerably increases the yield. Otherwise simply sow from mid-April directly outdoors. The seeds should be planted about 2-3 cm deep and the distance between the individual corn stalks should be around 45 cm. When sown in "blocks", plants thrive better than in single unprotected rows.

Hint: why not try intercropping with beans, according to Indian tradition? The corn serves as a climbing aid for stalk beans and these in turn accumulate nitrogen in the soil. In order to harvest your own seed, select the earliest and most beautiful cobs and harvest these as late as possible. Also keep in mind that the wind carries maize pollen for almost a mile, so if you live close to a corn field, there's a real danger that your Dakota maize hybridizes with genetically modified maize.